(Red Oak) — Red Oak senior Nicole Bond took her time with her college decision, eventually making the call to play volleyball at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska.
“I kind of just decided to fully sign with them in March,” Bond said. “I looked at a lot of two-year colleges because that’s kind of where I wanted to go. I didn’t have a good feeling from most of the ones I went to, but then Northeast looked at my film and I decided to go on a visit there.”
Bond initially was attracted to their volleyball program, and the more she learned about Northeast, the more she realized it was her next stop.
“I really liked their campus and their facilities,” Bond said. “Just their program in general and their coach. There was a point where I had no idea where to go, so I kind of just looked up two-year colleges near me and they happened to pop up. It worked out in a great way.”
Bond had a big senior season for the Tigers in the back row, finishing the year with an average of 3.9 digs per set.
“I don’t think (Northeast) is too big, and everything is a walkable distance,” Bond said. “Their weight program is really good, which is important to me. Just the fitness and all that is involved with athletics. And then I also just liked the distance from Red Oak. I don’t feel like it’s super far, and their volleyball program was so good. And they have a really good program for my major, which is exercise science.”
Listen to much more with Bond on her college decision in the audio file below.
